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Vanes 5 11.63%
Blazers 35 81.40%
Give me a feather Any Day 3 6.98%
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Old 03-31-2007, 02:38 PM   #1
 
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Default Vanes or Blazers?

What do you shoot and why?

What do you gain by shooting one over the other?

For hunting how much of a difference does it make?
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Old 03-31-2007, 03:07 PM   #2
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Default RE: Vanes or Blazers?

I just started shooting blazers. I used to shoot vanes. Blazers just add a few fps and they fly just as good so i figure...why not?
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Old 03-31-2007, 03:33 PM   #3
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Default RE: Vanes or Blazers?

Personally my blazers reduce the weight of my arrows making them faster and they help to steer my broadheads

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Default RE: Vanes or Blazers?

Blazers are one of the best archery accessories to come out recently.
I'll always use them.(till something better comes out)
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Default RE: Vanes or Blazers?

I have shot pretty much everything except the quick spins. I have some arrows fletched up with blazers right now. They work really well but I will be going back to feathers. They are just more forgiving in my opinion. I do feel as far as vanes go blazers are the better product at the moment.

I still shoot aluminum arrows as well, so maybe my opinion doesn't mean much. Not that I haven't tried carbons, I have shot several, but just think for the money aluminums are better. I feel the same about feathers I guess.

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Old 03-31-2007, 04:35 PM   #6
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Default RE: Vanes or Blazers?

Blazers cause they are super durable, light weight and work awesome! they look better (IMO) too!
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Old 03-31-2007, 04:37 PM   #7
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Default RE: Vanes or Blazers?

Blazers add speed, which added flatter shooting for my set up
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Old 03-31-2007, 04:56 PM   #8
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Default RE: Vanes or Blazers?

I shot the blazer 2inch speed hunters last year, I switched to blazers this year and seem to do just as well. They reduce arrow weight at the rear helping FOC so why not shoot them.
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Old 03-31-2007, 04:57 PM   #9
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Typo, I meant I shot the quick spin speed hunters last year.
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Old 04-01-2007, 05:58 AM   #10
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Default RE: Vanes or Blazers?

If you shoot a whisker buiscuit or if you hunt with a fixed blade broadhead, then Blazers are a no brainer.

If you shoot 3D, you need 4" to stay in hunter class, if you want to shoot open (IBO of course) then it doesn't matter.

Feathers are great as well, but if they get wet, you are sunk.

I shoot blazers for hunting for the following reasons:

1) They are tough
2) They steer broadheads well
3) They shoot well off my bow
4) It reduces weight at the back of my arrow (always good)
5) They are simple to fletch
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